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July 25th, 2011

July 25, 2011

Rev. Maurice L. Gilbert

MILLVILLE- Rev. Maurice L. Gilbert, 71, Pastor of St. Augustine's Church in Millville died Friday, July 22, 2011 at his residence. He had served as Pastor of St. Augustine's Church in Millville from December 2003 until the time of his death.
Rev. Gilbert is survived by one sister Helen B. Gilbert of Millville, several cousins and his faithful companion and pet "Missy". A very special thank you to Laure Berthelette of Millville for her compassionate care and to the entire St. Augustine's parish for their support.

July 24th

July 24, 2011

By

JOHN BARONE

Contributing writer
WARWICK â Another day, another offensive explosion by Cumberland American.
Manager Dave Belisleâs club moved within one win of claiming the Major Division state championship Sunday, throttling Cranston Western 15-0 in a four-inning mercy-rule affair at Warwick West Side Little Leagueâs Abe Klitzner Field.

July 24, 2011

PROVIDENCE â Woonsocketâs long overlooked connections to the Civil War have gone on display at Brown Universityâs John Hay Library thanks to a collaborative effort by the Libraryâs special collections department and the Foss Media Center at Woonsocketâs Oak Hill Cemetery.
Foss Media Director Elizabeth Vangel, a Woonsocket native, worked with Hay Library curator Holly Snyder to offer âRicochet: Woonsocket in the Civil Warâ as a Hay Library exhibit running through Sept. 23. The project marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the war between the Union and the Confederate states in 1861.

July 24, 2011

WOONSOCKET â Robert Moreau, the chairman of the Zoning Board of Review, has announced he intends to run for a seat on the City Council.
âAs a lifelong resident of Woon-socket, namely the Bernon District, I am pleased to announce my candidacy,â Moreau said in a statement. âThroughout my lifetime I have been involved in various aspects of the community. To name a recent few, I served 23 years on the police department, am an active volunteer in pioneering a flourishing boxing program at the cityâs Boys and Girls Club, and am currently Director of Security for the Woonsocket Housing Authority.â

July 24, 2011

By

JOSEPH FITZGERALD

BURRILLVILLE â The gravestone of Civil War soldier Stephen M. Hopkins is once again standing tall.
Hopkins, who died at age 26 from wounds received in the Battle at Fredericksburg, is buried in historical Cemetery #12 on Howard Avenue in Pascoag, but his gravestone had toppled many years ago and was broken in three pieces.
On July 16, members of the Black-stone Valley Cemetery Networking Group met with members of the Burrillville Historical & Preservation Society to do something about it.

July 23rd

July 23, 2011

By

JOHN BARONE

Contributing writer
WARWICK â A three-run deficit in the first inning? Just a minor inconvenience for Cumberland Americanâs potent offense.
The District IV champions smacked three home runs Saturday in their Major Division state tournament opener, using an eight-run fifth to blow open a tie game en route to a 13-3 victory over Portsmouth at Warwick West Side Little Leagueâs Abe Klitzner Field.

July 23, 2011

By

ERIKA NIEDOWSKI (AP)

PROVIDENCE (AP) â A Rhode Island Superior Court judge has ruled that the Central Falls City Council can convene to advise the state-appointed receiver overseeing the city's troubled finances but must pay expenses related to the ongoing legal battle.

July 23, 2011

By

RUSS OLIVO

WOONSOCKET â When it seemed an elderly woman might have passed out in the oppressive heat mid-way through a conversation with a radio talk-show host Friday morning, city officials and police feared the worst as they embarked on a frantic search for the unidentified caller.
But the high drama ended on a note of relief after police located the woman via an emergency subpoena for phone records from Cox Communications.

July 23, 2011

By

JIM FITZGERALD (AP)

NEW YORK (AP) â The urban Northeast baked like a potato wrapped in foil Friday as record-breaking, 100-degree temperatures and steambath humidity combined with the heat-trapping effects of asphalt and concrete to make millions of people miserable.
The mercury in Newark, N.J., reached 108, the highest temperature ever recorded in the city. Philadelphia hit 104. Boston and Teterboro, N.J., reached 102 and Providence, R.I., 100. New York City hit 104 degrees, just 2 short of its all-time high, and with the oppressive humidity, it felt like 113.

July 22nd

July 22, 2011

CUMBERLAND â Cumberland American Little League All-Star coach Dave Belisle has been this route before.
When his team, the recent District IV champions, takes to the field Saturday night for its opening-round game in the state tournament, it will be the second time that Belisle has made the trip.
Four years ago when his son Brian was on the squad, he was the coach when CALL also competed at the states after copping the district title with an exciting win over a very-talent Smithfield team in the finals.